The morning skies are this week set to be filled with hundreds of shooting
stars in the year’s first meteor shower, the Quadrantids, according to Nasa
scientists.

Amateur British stargazers will be able to view nature’s own “beautiful” firework display from space throughout much of the country depending on clear weather conditions.

Astronomers said Quadrantids, a little-known, but spectacular meteor shower, is due to start in the early hours of the morning tomorrow before peaking just before dawn on Friday.

Scientists say that during the annual shower, named after an extinct constellation, up to 200 shooting stars could be visible to the eye every hour.

This year’s show may be slightly more subdued because of the moon’s light and will be only visible throughout the Northern Hemisphere, including Britain. Experts say the average will likely be about 100 every hour.